Philippians 1:21-23 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
Karsten was learning about moses the other day.
...Earlier this week Karsten was explaining to me about how busy he was, he said that he has so much to do, so then I asked what to do you need to do, he said " well, first I have to finish school and then I need to eat some watermelon and then most of all I have to play with Kendell:-) I thought that was so funny!
Our freinds the Pearses gave us this
Croquet set and we have been relly enjoying it! Thank you Pearses:)
Kyle is now 11 months and growing fast:-) His giggles are the best and he is starting to take tiny steps!! Yay Kyle:-)
This is my favorite tea, I have a cup every Day!
Kollin and Karsten make the perfect cute team!
I love kisses!
This week has been pretty busy, we are moving to another house Friday, so packing has been keeping us on our feet ,a lot. These past two weekends we have had garage sales(Sorry no pictures.) trying to get rid of all the junk that we do not need, which is a huge blessing in our lives! I hope everybody is doing well! May we rejoice in knowing that it is better to live as Christ and die as gain!
So, I thought I would give you an example of what I do for my Bible times/Quiet Times with God. I hope that by me posting this God would get glory and you would draw ever more nearer to Him. Having Bible times daily has greatly impacted my walk with God and I highly recommend that if you don't already have a Bible time daily, then you start. These are just a few ideas, you do not have to do it like me of course :) I have found when you create an atmosphere for Bible time where you want to be, then you will want to come back. So, that is what I do. I turn on soft worship music, light a few candles, get a snack or a hot drink and just start reading a passage, and then I journal what I got out of the passage. Your time will be so much more productive if you put some thought into your Bible times, than if you just go to the middle of the house where every one is chatting and or raising there voice(anyone have 5 brothers:-) and it is messy I personally think that it is harder to concentrate on the Bible if you do not make it a point to put a little time and effort in to it. Although, I said all of that I know that there are busy Mommy's of young kiddos and such who do not have time for a long drawn out Bible time and there is no where in the house that is quiet so dont feel bad:) God knows where you are at! I would love to hear about how you all have your quiet times...What do you do?
Here are some scriptures about having Bible time.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Psalms 119:103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Ephesians 5:16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Psalms 5:3In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks
Psalms 119:164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws
Psalm 119:11
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
